Thanks. I appreciate this.
I appreciate barbs, too, but only if they're clever.
Susan
Paul Horwitz wrote:
Pace Paul and Susan, the question is whether such a discussion, which
takes place over the body of the deceased, as it were, is likely to
elicit any actual discussion of law and
Unfortunately, Jean's point needs to be emphasized. Being characterized as a
hater is dreadful. Being subject to hate is at least a couple of quanta
beyond dreadful. That's why, in my view, the hate speech controversy always
begins with the wrong baseline, an inordinate concern with the
This is from Slate. The condemnations of Falwell from people like Senator
McCain illustrate that in fact he practiced a politics of hate and his desire
to eliminate all public schools, his attacks on Jews, Moslems and others were
in fact the practice of a kind of constitutional politics in the
Pace Paul and Susan, the question is whether such a discussion, which takes
place over the body of the deceased, as it were, is likely to elicit any
actual discussion of law and religion issues, even broadly construed, or
whether it will devolve into a simple trading of barbs over whether
In partial response to one of Professor Horwitz's interesting questions:
It is certainly true that Roger Williams was concerned to protect the Garden
of the Church from the wilderness of the world. That is why he insisted on a
wall or hedge of separation between the two. But like Falwell, he had
One more difference is this: Williams was tolerant of those he
disagreed with and welcomed such people into the community. It is hard
to imagine Williams asserting that the Antichrist would be a Jew;
Williams was tolerant of all faiths and believed the government should
not be in the business of
Accursed is that peace of which revolt from God is the bond, and blessed are
those contentions by which it is necessary to maintain the kingdom of Christ.
-- John Calvin.
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This story shows that Falwell could be strategic and intelligent. Good
thing the woman wasn't selling teletubby dolls or trying to assert her
constitutional right to control her own body. What is the point of this
story, to show that he used guile and dishonesty (make friends with
someone so you
OK, what are the LEGAL implications of Falwell's death? Or will the list
just become all-argue-about-Fawell, all the time?
Will Linden [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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I disagree, Professor. To a Christian, palm reading is a pagan practice
that is as offensive to Christian tenets as is homosexual behavior or
the destruction of innocent human life, both of which are implicated in
your examples. Reverend Falwell's approach was to meet the lady on her
own terms,
On this one I tend to agree with Will (unless we want to get into a discussion
of Falwell v. Hustler, one of the shining lights of our contemporary
jurisprudence!).
sandy
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Sent: Wed 5/16/2007 8:57 PM
To: Law
much of Falwell's life was dedicated to undermining the establishment
clause, and indeed quite openly working for the establishment of his
faith as the official faith of America; it seems to me that any
discussion of his career is in the end a discussion about constitutional
law, unless Eugene,
In a message dated 5/16/2007 8:57:50 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
This story shows that Falwell could be strategic and intelligent. Good
thing the woman wasn't selling teletubby dolls or trying to assert her
constitutional right to control her own body. What is
On May 16, 2007, at 7:39 PM, Paul Finkelman wrote:
much of Falwell's life was dedicated to undermining the establishment
clause, and indeed quite openly working for the establishment of his
faith as the official faith of America; it seems to me that any
discussion of his career is in the end a
On May 16, 2007, at 8:28 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
...God knows, as does Imus, there is almost nothing so fearful as
to be subject to characterization as a hater in the current construct.
Wanna bet? Try being the object of such hate.
Jean
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